whole life i have never felt so disappointed and helpless . " twelve u . s . marines were killed ; japanese casualties are unknown but perhaps somewhat greater . although both ok ##a in the west and the ku ##ma unit in the east tried to attack the marine lines that night , they failed to make contact and halted near the marine lines at dawn . at first light on 13 september , cactus air force aircraft and marine artillery fired into the area just south of the ridge , forcing any japanese out in the open to seek cover in the nearby jungle . the japanese suffered several casualties , including two officers from wat ##ana ##be ' s battalion . at 05 : 50
whole life i have never felt so disappointed and helpless. " twelve u. s. marines were killed ; japanese casualties are unknown but perhaps somewhat greater. although both oka in the west and the kuma unit in the east tried to attack the marine lines that night, they failed to make contact and halted near the marine lines at dawn. at first light on 13 september, cactus air force aircraft and marine artillery fired into the area just south of the ridge, forcing any japanese out in the open to seek cover in the nearby jungle. the japanese suffered several casualties, including two officers from watanabe's battalion. at 05 : 50